How did We Make This Thing? Each Mayoral and At-Large City Council candidate was invited to fill out a Questionnaire created by the members of the JP Progressives on a number of topics of importance to the group, including affordable … [Read more...]
Archives for November 1, 2009
Capuano or Coakley for Senate
You want courage? Capuano voted against the Patriot Act when being America was being stampeded into it. You want leadership? Coakley sued the feds and their MIA-on-LGBT president Obama over DOMA when nobody else would. You want … [Read more...]
Timeline for the US Senate Election – a public service announcement
Time line for Special Election for the US Senate Deadline to register to vote in primary 11/18/2009 State Primary for US Senate Nomination 12/8/2009 Deadline to Register to vote for Senator 12/30/2009 Election for US Senator … [Read more...]
Does Lieberman matter?
Well, Joe Lieberman could hardly be any clearer that he means to single-handedly (in the Dem caucus) scotch the public option -- even that he'd scuttle the whole damn ball of wax just to prevent it. And yet, the reaction from Harry … [Read more...]
Congratulations Senator Brooke!
Last night I caught a rerun on CSPAN of Wednesday's ceremony honoring Senator Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. Senator Brooke was nominated two years ago by Senator Kennedy in … [Read more...]
Did you go to grammar school with an Attorney General?
I was surprised to hear that Coakley broke with her cautious campaign strategy to toss her weight around in the small town of North Adams. If you haven't heard, the AG has endorsed the challenger to Mayor Barret, who has served the 14,000 … [Read more...]
Why I’m supporting ALAN KHAZEI for US Senate
Why I think Alan Khazei is an incredible candidate: 1. He is a true community organizer: he knows how to effect and build change, empowering individuals and communities. This is about what works, not some hothouse Washington … [Read more...]
Voting strategy
Let's say for example, that your aim is for David to keep his seat, and for challengers Nancy and Nicholas to be elected. With regard to the rest of the field, some of them are sort of okay but you are largely indifferent. In this case the … [Read more...]
Study on Casino’s Good Jobs
Coakley Endorses Challenger to MA’s Longest Serving Mayor
1) Beyond the endorsement of Capuano, Bosley and Barrett had both publicly criticized Coakley's sending out feelers about running for Senate while Kennedy was still alive. That quick and public criticism of a "hometown girl made good" was … [Read more...]